Walking backwards into the future

I didn't make up the phrase "walking backwards into the future." If you did, let me know. -KV

Most people look at the past as something behind them. They'll say, "well, that's all behind us now," as if we're walking wide-eyed into the future.

But there are some cultures that look at the past differently. They imagine us walking into the future, but we're walking backwards, keeping our eyes on the past.

To me, that just makes more sense. You can't look into the future; you can never turn around and see what's coming. All you can ever do is look back and hope you learned something as you take anther step backwards into the unknown - into the future.

-KV